"ceasefire" in Chinese (Traditional)

• 停火

Definition

在交戰雙方，尤其是國家或團體之間，達成的暫時停止戰鬥的協議。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))

“Ceasefire” 多用於正式、政治或軍事場合。常搭配 like “agree to”、“call for”、“break”。與永久性的“和平條約”不同，通常指暫時性停火，也可能引導後續談判。

Examples

Both sides agreed to a ceasefire last night.

雙方昨晚同意達成**停火**。

The ceasefire starts at midnight.

**停火**將在午夜開始。

Many hope the ceasefire will lead to peace.

許多人希望這次**停火**能帶來和平。

There have been several ceasefires in the past, but none lasted very long.

過去曾有幾次**停火**，但都沒有持續太久。

Breaking the ceasefire could make things much worse.

破壞**停火**可能會讓情況更加惡化。

Journalists reported cautiously from the region after the ceasefire was announced.

宣佈**停火**後，記者們小心地從該地區報導。